Ed Thralls is a Certified Specialist of Wine who is currently enrolled in the UC-Davis Winemaker's Certificate Program and enjoys writing about wine, social media marketing and other musings at Wine Tonite!
Violets and a slightly gamey mustiness, as well as the brick-red color, show a wine that aged gracefully. There is still black fruit but it does not overwhelm the more delicate floral flavors. This is a nice example of Margaret-read more-
Congratulations to Twisted Oak Winery and Quevado, American and European winners of this year's WineFair.com "Telling Our Story in the 21st Century" competition. They each won a free booth at the 2011 WineFair.com, a international 3D virtual wine fair. Their-read more-
Small Italian wineries producing handcrafted wines are struggling to break into the U.S. market. For every giant like Antinori or Frescobaldi there are hundreds of small producers who can’t provide the large volume distributors demand. Ironically, these small producers often-read more-
Fresh fields of flowers in the aroma, almost sauvignon blanc-like. A big wine, big flavors with both light fruit and maturity in the body. Light acid in a finish that ends buttery and lemony. 13% alcohol. WHO: Domaine William Fèvre-read more-
By now you're heard the news, Alcohol May Help Fight Weight Gain In Women! You don't have to take Wine Spectator's word for it, either. You can also read about it in Health News, Digital Journal, NPR, the Vancouver Sun,-read more-
Dinner with wine used to be simple. The rule was white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat. But most of us don’t just eat meat and potatoes or drink claret and Chablis these days. With modern-read more-
Almost deceptively light at first in its aromas and flavors. Very elegant wine, benefits from being opened for a while to round out the flavors. Moderate alcohol (13.5%). Later, it remains ethereal: a suggestion of smoke in the aroma, then-read more-